NBA Elite 11 Demo Available Tonight

Hey everyone, its Yaw here again – NBA Community Manager from Electronic Arts Canada. As I eluded to in August, we have a whole new game this year with more to offer than ever before. It’s finally demo time, and with all the changes we’ve made to the game we wanted to make sure that you got a chance to scope it all out by downloading it on PSN. Here is a sneak peek into what you can expect in this year’s demo.

One of the key changes we made this year was introducing all-new Hands-On Control. This puts the control of the player in your hands, and gets rid of the dice-roll shooting, canned animations, and loss of control you’ve experienced in past NBA Basketball video games. Like putting in time at the gym, there’s a learning curve with Hands-On Control. But once you feel the difference, you’ll know why we changed everything. To compare Hands-On Control to the old button configuration, you can switch back in your Lakers-Celtics game in the demo through Pause-> Menu -> Setting -> Control Setting. We really encourage you to put in the time in Practice Mode with the Hands-On Control and feel the difference versus our old controls.

We’ve also introduced an all-new Become Legendary – Be A Pro mode. In the demo you’ll be able to create your own legend and start your career in the Jordan Draft Showcase game. You can carry your pro into the retail version of the game and create your own path to becoming a legend. If you pre-order at GameStop, you can also get an exclusive Jordan Brand boost pack for your Become Legendary player.

This is only a small piece of what we’ve done to change the game this year, and bring you the ability to actually control the outcome of the game. With all this, Real AI, Real Physics, and EA SPORTS Basketball Association, we hope you enjoy what the development team has worked so hard to bring you this year, the next generation in NBA video gaming.

And don’t forget, when you purchase NBA ELITE 11 you’ll get three modes of NBA JAM included free.

So check out the demo soon on PSN, practice your skills in the open gym, and then bring your game to the retail version of NBA ELITE 11 available October 5.

I’m wondering if NBA Jam will be available to d/load on the same date as the release of Elite 11? I’ve heard Elite 11 comes with a d/load code for NBA Jam, but not if it will be available on the same day.

Thanks for the info! That’s a bit later than I expected, so now I don’t have to keep waiting around… Looks like I’ll just boot up Sports Champions for the rest of the night and maybe play some Dragon Age :)

Will Sonic Adventure be released with tonight’s PS Store update? I read that it was supposedly coming out tomorrow, and also read it was also coming out on the 22nd. Was hoping for a definite answer. Thanks in advance.

why dont u fix ur servers it shouldnt take whole days to dl i stopped dl demos cuz they take so long i have fastest inet and still slow wat is up! i dont want to see ads while im playing a games ok?!fix and update wat matters to gamers faster dls is one stop saying wat available and just update when u turn on the console the playstation store tells u wat new!!

well, there is a bunch of unhappy people on here….and 2k fanboys like l3rand0 up there ^^ but I’m really excited for this game and I’m happy to here that Jam has trophy support!! thats Awesome, I am definitely pickin up Elite 11 though. I just wish Sony would get it together and update their store on time! For the past month its been late, and now they say it is early but its at freakin midnight! Forget that, I’m not staying up till midnight, and I wont be able to get it tomorrow because PSN is going to be under maintenance.

Do you know if NBA Jam is going to be a code to download via the PSN, or is it on the disc itself? I don’t really care much for sports games. I am thinking of picking this up just for NBA Jam, and will just sell the Elite game disc on Ebay or something if it is not needed to play NBA Jam.

So Yaw shows his face here again, after the previous NBA Elite/NBA Jam discussion? You asked me to explain to you exactly the problem with NBA Elite/Live and after I took the time out to explain (a couple of posts actually) you NEVER answered.

No, look at those posts first in the previous blog, about NBA Live since I took the time out to present them to you. It’s what you asked for, you could’ve atleast looked at them. I already gave you the post numbers, all you have to do is read them.

I read through your posts. I thought I had read through them but I didn’t so I went back and took a look at what you wrote. That’s a very solid post of good information to improve the game. I can tell you that this year the focus was on the new Hands-On Control and laying the groundwork with the physics engine.

Some of your suggestions such as shoe sponsorship deals are in the game this year. You have a number of suggestions such as creating your own shooting form with the Eye Toy that would be interesting to see in the game (just not sure if that’s going to be feasible, but hey I’m just the community manager).

Sorry I didn’t see your original post but I’m glad that I got to check it out now, you definitely put a lot of time into that post and you offer a number of good suggestions of how the game can get better.

Jeff, thanks for the heads up on the store update time, much appreciated, as I’m on the east coast and probably won’t stay up until midnight (though I’ll probably check 1 last time before going to bed around 11). Fortunately I do have until 11AM tomorrow morning to download stuff before the big long whatever it is you guys are doing all day. Looks like it’s going to be a huge update too, maybe I better get up early.

PS = Nintendo was about 5 hours late updating their channel today, and they put up last years episode to boot, if anybody is keeping score.

yaw the point is alot of people want nba jam on its own, and don’t want to buy elite to get it. i am in that boat too. i was pumped about jam making a comeback, until i found out about how i had to get it. i am not buying elite; i’m not really a basketball game fan, there are good games, both ea and 2k, but the last one i owned was live 04 (or 05, the one with melo on the cover) after all of the backlash and uproar in your last post and online about the jam purchase, you might think ea would change the strategy and listen to the people buying the game(s), but nothing has happened. i know it isn’t your fault and you just work there, but you are losing alot of sales just by bundling it. i’m not spending $60 on a game i might like, so i will wait until jam is standalone, or buy something else.

I understand where you’re coming from. I do feel that with NBA ELITE that you’re getting a solid package of two different basketball experiences. You have vintage arcade action of NBA JAM and you have a simulation experience with NBA ELITE. There was a lot done with ELITE this year to not only appeal to the hardcore fans but also to casuals who may normally not play basketball games such as yourself. I hope that you try the demo for yourself and try out the new Hands-On controls. If you put in the time I think you will find that the game has a lot to offer.

Thank you Yaw, like Badnewsliar said we understand that you just work there. It’s nothing personal, but as a consumer I am going to look into the product as much as possible, before I decide to buy what you’re trying to sell me.

As for if one of the options are feasable, I understand if it’s not, especially if the developers haven’t had the time to work with the tech. I feel it’s possible, but of course I don’t know the developers time frame. (each game is different)

I will checkout the NBA Elite demo when it comes out tonight. (Granted I know it’s a demo, but it’s what you use as a selling point) I played the 2K 11 demo and they did a number of things right, but equally a number of things wrong as well.

That’s all we can ask. Try the demo out, spend time learning the new control scheme as it’s different than anything EA has done in the past. Let me know what you think once you have the demo as I’m curious as to what you think of the game.